# Kate Lister

Kate Lister is an Australian actress and producer, best known for her lead role in the horror movie Unhinged (2017). She also played series regular Lillian Liano, the quirky small-town cop, in television series SeaChange and Clickbait.

## Early life

Lister was born in Melbourne. After she finished high school, she studied at Melbourne performing arts school, Patrick School of the Arts (PSA). Lister also trained at The Actors Centre in London, Brave Studios in Melbourne, and the Atlantic Acting School in New York under the guidance of William H. Macy, Cynthia Silver, and David Mamet.

## Career

Lister began her career in the entertainment industry as a vocalist and DJ at the age of 24, before transitioning to acting in 2012 with the movie Just the Way It Is.
She has since worked on numerous feature films, TV movie s and short films, including the British Sony Pictures' horror film Fox Trap (2016), Australian Universal Studios horror film The Reef: Stalked (2022) and dark comedy thriller Slant – Monster Festival's Best Film for 2022. Lister's portrayal of the lead character Rachel in the horror film Unhinged (2017) earned her critical acclaim and established her acting career.
Lister has also starred in several TV series. She played series regular Lillian Liano, the quirky small-town cop, in Nine’s SeaChange and Jeannine Murphy, the cutthroat journalist, in Netflix's miniseries Clickbait. She has also appeared in Neighbours and Bad Mothers.
In addition to her acting career, Lister continues to pursue her passion for music, performing as a DJ and vocalist. She is also a producer and co-owner of production company Little Fish Films.

## Filmography
### Television

Key :
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes/Ref |
| 2005 | Last Man Standing | Female Shopper | Episode 20 |
| 2015 | Neighbours | Hannah Dunham | 1 episode |
| 2015 | Improv Sessions | Hayley | Episode 79: "Outcast" |
| 2016 | Man | Woman | Miniseries, episode 4: "The Toilet Break" |
| 2017 | The Warriors | Jessica | Miniseries, episode 4: "Mind Over Matter" |
| 2017 | Method | Kelly | Pilot episode: "Hungry" |
| 2017 | Murder | Mia Hemingway | Miniseries, episode 1: "Hunt for a Hunch" |
| 2019 | Bad Mothers | Phoebe | Miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 2019 | Snapperz | Sophie | Episode 1: "Bradley Coopers Underpants" |
| 2019 | SeaChange | Lillian Liano | Season 4, 8 episodes |
| 2020 | The Heights | Karen Satya | Season 2, 7 episodes |
| 2021 | Clickbait | Jeannine Murphy | Miniseries, 5 episodes |
| 2022 | Bump | Skye | Season 3, 3 episodes |
| 2025 | Apple Cider Vinegar | Jordan | Miniseries, 2 episodes |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2012 | Just the Way It Is | | |
| 2012 | A Flicker of My Mother | Doppelganger | Short film |
| 2015 | Break it Gently | Lisa | Short film |
| 2016 | Fred | Lisa | Short film |
| 2016 | Fox Trap | Connie | |
| 2017 | Intune | Lauren | Short film |
| 2017 | Unhinged | Melissa | |
| 2017 | Suicide Club | Valerie | |
| 2017 | 7 Storeys Down | Charlie | Also producer |
| 2017 | Indie Film | Hannah | Also producer |
| 2018 | Curse of the Scarecrow | June Sommers | |
| 2018 | Mandy the Doll | Shelby | |
| 2019 | The Final Scream | Kia Anderson | |
| 2020 | Drive Me to the End | Sunny Raei | Also producer |
| 2022 | The Reef: Stalked | Lisa | |
| 2023 | Slant | Una Power | |
| 2024 | Ricky Stanicky | World River Exec #2 | |
| TBA | Schnookums | Leyla | |
| TBA | Rotten | Emily | In post production |
| TBA | Dogged | Kelly Watson | In development |
| TBA | The Fortunate | Brooklyn | In development |

### As producer

| Year | Title | Type |
| 2020 | Drive Me to the End | Film |
| 2017 | 7 Storeys Down | Film |
| 2017 | Indie Film | Film |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref(s) |
| 2019 | Festigious International Film Festival | Best Actress | 7 Storeys Down | Won | |
| 2019 | Indie Film Chart | April Award | 7 Storeys Down | Won | |
| 2020 | Queen Palm International Film Festival | Best Actress | Drive Me to the End | Won | |
| 2020 | Queen Palm International Film Festival | Best Feature | Drive Me to the End | Won | Shared with Richard Summers-Calvert |